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Search results for "Iran shooting down one or possibly two US aircraft in its airspace"

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Reaganwasright stated on January 22, 2018 in a website:
"Soros, Obama and the Dems Ordered the Shutdown to Stage a Coup"
By Mica Soellner• January 22, 2018
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“War Begins — F-35, F-16 and MiG-29 NATO intercept and destroy Russia Jets in Polish air space.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015
Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
By Madison Czopek• December 17, 2024
Gwen Moore stated on June 23, 2016 in a tweet:
"If you're a terrorist you can't fly," but "an assault weapon you can buy."
By Tom Kertscher• July 1, 2016
X posts stated on October 03, 2024 in a X post:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
By Maria Briceño• October 4, 2024
Mike Pence stated on August 18, 2023 in comments at a conference:
“After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.”
By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2023
Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2014
X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media:
“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
By Duncan Slade• September 2, 2021
Social Media stated on October 04, 2024 in social media posts:
FEMA, FAA are “blocking” delivery of Starlink devices and supplies to North Carolina’s hurricane-hit areas.
By Madison Czopek• October 8, 2024
Instagram posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a video:
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• December 17, 2024
Chris Taylor stated on April 01, 2014 in a news release:
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
By Dave Umhoefer• April 9, 2014
Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
By • June 8, 2011
National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2023 in Facebook posts:
The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2023
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2022 in a video:
Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport."
By Monique Curet• May 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022
Viral image stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2021
Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2015 in an op-ed in Breitbart:
"Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' "  
By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• October 23, 2015

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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

An X account is impersonating an Iranian journalist. The platform’s guidelines allow it

By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Trump defends 'hero' comments Sunday on ABC

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015

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By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 23, 2012

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

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